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The evidence shows that being lonely is bad for your physical and mental health. But, with support from groups and specialists – and even the internet – you needn’t tackle it on your own 
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The government has announced funding to combat loneliness in the elderly.
Peter Mellow's insight:
Read more articles around Loneliness here: https://www.scoop.it/t/hospitals-and-healthca/?&tag=Loneliness
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Social disconnection is a serious matter. But let’s not whip up a panic.
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When it comes to tackling loneliness, we can be inspired by the nursing home staff who made Berenice Benson's dream come true. Together, government, charities and social activists can co-operate to make Australia a little less lonely, and a little more friendly.
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More than one in six of us report feeling lonely in any given year, and a staggering 1.5 million people have been lonely for a decade or more. And that brings health risks and even the chance of an earlier death, researchers say.
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While public-health experts continue to grapple with how to tackle the problem of loneliness on a larger scale, there are smaller things you can do in your everyday life to combat it.
Scoop.it!
Social disconnection is a serious matter. But let’s not whip up a panic.
Peter Mellow's insight:
Read more articles around Loneliness here: https://www.scoop.it/t/hospitals-and-healthca/?&tag=Loneliness
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